A municipal ban on electric bicycles on Guangzhou roads including suburban areas such as Panyu, Conghua and Zengcheng came into effect on November 3, despite widespread community opposition.

Published: 10-Jan-2007

Guangdong authorities have issued a gag order forbidding local newspapers
from reporting on a lawsuit challenging Guangzhou's ban on electric
bicycles.

A source said the provincial propaganda department told local newspapers on
Monday night not to cover the issue, which has received wide media coverage
outside Guangdong.

Some newspapers had to pull their reports at the last minute and local
websites, including the Yangcheng Evening News Group's YCWB.com and 21cn.com,
were told to delete related stories from their sites. Sources said the wording
used by the authorities was not very stern, but local officials in charge of the
matter appeared to be "tense".

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